Residents in Youngwood are upset over a crematory being built in a residential neighborhood.

Residents in Youngwood are upset over a crematory being built in a residential neighborhood.

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Updated: 7:00 PM EDT Apr 13, 2015

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WEBVTT PITTSBURGH'S ACTION NEWS 4 HAS MORE FROM YOUNGWOOD WHAT IS BEING DONE. Reporter: THIS IS WHERE THE CREMATORIUM IS BEING BUILT. RIGHT NEXT TO A HOME THAT WAS SUNRISE TO APARTMENT AND DIRECTLY BEHIND THE BUILDING YOU HAVE A STREET WITH SEVERAL HOMES ON IT. AND RESIDENTS WHO LIVE NEAR HERE SAY THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT FUMES AND THEIR PROPERTY VALUES. THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT SAYS AT THIS POINT THERE'S VERY LITTLE THEY CAN DO TO STOP IT. IF TYPE OF BUSINESS CAN COME INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHAT'S NEXT? Reporter: NEIGHBORS ARE NOT HAPPY. A CREMATORY IS BEING BUILT RIGHT ON NORTH 7th STREET IN YOUNGWOOD. THEY FOUND OUT ABOUT IT WHEN GAS COMPANY WORKERS TOLD THEM WHY A NEW GAS LINE WAS GOING IN. WE WERE VERY UPSET TO FIND THIS OUT THROUGH SUCH MEANS. Reporter: THE CREMATORY IS MOVING FROM THE DERRY AREA TO YOUNGWOOD WHERE THERE IS FLOW ZONING. A CREMATORY TECHNICAL QUESTION GO UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A -- CAN TECHNICALLY GO UP IN THE MIDDLE A NEIGHBORHOOD. WOULD IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? I DON'T KNOW. THIS AREA HERE IS INDUSTRIAL ALREADY. Reporter: ONE OF THOSE BUSINESSES BELONGS TO SAM DRYDOVICH. HE ALSO OWNS THE LOT ACROSS THE STREET FROM MS. BUSINESS. I WAS GOING TO BUILD A NEW HOUSE THERE. AND MY WIFE ACTUALLY SAID AFTER SHE SEEN WHAT WAS HAPPENING THERE THAT THERE'S NO WAY SHE WANT TO LIVE THERE. Reporter: THE CREMATORY OWNER, JEFF BARNHART, TOLD ME HE WANT TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR AND THERE WON'T BE ANY FUMES OR HARMFUL GAS EMISSIONS. THE DEP MONITORS CREAM FORCE, AND THE OPERATION WILL HAVE TO ABIDE BY THEIR RULES. THE PROFESSOR AT THE PITTSBURGH INSTITUTE OF MORTUARY SCIENCE SAYS A PROPERLY RUNNING CREMATORY WILL NOT EMIT ANY SMOKE OR SMELLS. IF THEY DO, SOMETHING IS WRONG, AND THE DEP WILL PAY A VISIT. RESIDENTS WHO WOULD LIKE TO VOICE THEIR CONCERN TO THE BOROUGH CAN DO SO AT THE COUNCIL MEETINGS. AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, THE 27th, AND ON MAY 4th.

Youngwood residents upset over crematory construction in neighborhood

Residents in Youngwood are upset over a crematory being built in a residential neighborhood.